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Shakespeare : Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Life : Shakespeare’s Life Birth date April, 1563 in Stratford, England
John Shakespeare, Leather and City gov.
Mary Arden
Grammar school
1582 Ann Hathaway
1592-1622
1613-Stratford
Shakespeare’s Theatre : Shakespeare’s Theatre Plague
Many deaths
Plays were written to please royalty
Globe, The Theatre
No lights. No women, Lower class audiences
The History of the Play : The History of the Play Romeo and Juliet was adapted from a poem written two hundred years before Shakespeare came on the scene. There is also a legend that there were two young people that indeed ran away together, were hunted down, and did kill themselves before they were found.
The Poem has more substantial evidence.
Pictures from Shakespeare : Pictures from Shakespeare
Shakespearean Dress : Shakespearean Dress
Romeo and Juliet Project : Romeo and Juliet Project
Shakespeare’s Contribution to the Language : Shakespeare’s Contribution to the Language He invented 32,000 words.
We use about 5,000 today.
He invented: hot blooded,
He invented phrases:
Leapfrog is an example of a compound word invented by Shakespeare.
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